This version is precise and requires one second to collect statistics. Check sample output for a more generic version and also a remote computer invocation variant. It doesn't work with the busybox version of the 'top' command but can be adjusted
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this command will add the following two lines into the ~/.bash_aliases:
alias exit='pwd > ~/.lastdir;exit'
[ -n "$(cat .lastdir 2>/dev/null)" ] && cd "$(cat .lastdir)"
or redirect it to the ~/.bashrc if you like
Donno, I find it usefull. You may also define an alias for 'cd ~' like - alias cdh='cd ~'

Starts and shows a timer. banner command is a part of the sysvbanner package. Instead of the banner an echo or figlet commands could be used. Stop the timer with Ctrl-C and elapsed time will be shown as the result.
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bash output is inserted into the clipboard, then mousepad is started and the clipboard content is pasted. xsel and xdotool needs to be installed. Instead of the mousepad any other editor can be used. I've successfully tested the Sublime Text Editor and it opens a new tab for each new paste. Check Sample output for a usage example. This command is originated from here - http://goo.gl/0q9UT4Show Sample Output

pdfunite is a part of the poppler-utils. poppler-utils package is only 150KB. The alternative - pdftk package is 14MB! Install poppler-utils if you need simple pdf operation commands like unite, separate, info, text/html conversions

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